Residence Halls

Our eight traditional residence halls house primarily first-year and sophomore students
in single, double, and triple rooms. Each residence hall offers a main lounge area,
smaller floor lounges, kitchenette facilities, study rooms, laundry, exercise equipment,
and vending services. Seven of our residence halls offer suite-style living where
four to eight residents share a common bathroom. One residence hall is corridor style
where each wing of a floor shares a bathroom. All students living in the residence
halls are required to be on the unlimited meal plan. Regardless of age, all residence
halls are drug and alcohol free facilities. Students can also choose to live on Gender-Neutral,
Substance-Free, and All-Women’s floors.

The residence halls are supervised by Area Coordinators (ACs). Each floor in our residence
halls has a Resident Assistant (RA).

Res Life & Housing Policies

The Res Life & Housing Policies document is a comprehensive guide outlining the policies set in place that we hold
students accountable for as a residents of our campus.

Packing List: What to Bring and What Not to Bring

Many national retailers offer "what to bring" lists for a college room/apartment.
However, these lists often include prohibited and/or dangerous items. Please review
the Residence Hall Packing List to see how you should prepare for living in a residence hall.

A-Z Info for living in the Residence Halls

Arriving Early Without Authorization

Residence Hall rooms and Apartments will be available for occupancy as specified by
the Skidmore College Academic Calendar each respective year (published through the
Office of the Registrar). Students, who arrive early, without authorization or without
being sponsored by a College Official/Office, will be subject to a $250.00/day room
and board charge and/or may be asked to leave the College until the semester opens.

Bathrooms

Traditional residence halls: (Howe-Rounds, Jonsson Tower, Kimball, McClellan, Penfield,
Wait and Wilmarth,) have suite-style bathrooms. This means that approximately four
to six rooms share one bathroom, which includes: two sinks, a toilet, and a shower
with a door. Bathrooms are cleaned on a regular basis. Toilet paper and hand soap
are stocked in these facilities.

Wiecking Hall has communal single-sex bathrooms. Each facility has sinks, toilets,
and showers with doors. Bathrooms are cleaned on a regular basis. Toilet paper and
hand soap are stocked in these facilities. The Gender Neutral area has private bathrooms
that are not gender specific.

Cooking

Cooking is prohibited in student rooms. Each residence hall floor has a kitchen area
with a refrigerator and microwave for preparing light snacks. Wiecking Hall kitchens
are equipped with stoves. Appliances may be used in kitchen areas only; not in student
rooms. The student residents of each floor are responsible for keeping kitchenette
areas in order.

Damage Billing

CHARGES: Students are expected to leave their room/apartment in the condition they found
it. All rooms/apartments will be inspected by the Office of Residential Life staff
as well as Facilities Services after you move out. Any changes in condition including
damages to the room and college owned furniture, including the cleanliness of the
room/apartment will be noted. Students will then be held responsible for any costs
associated with the repair or cleaning of their space. All charges will appear on
a student's bill from the college.

SHARED AREAS: Charges related to shared areas (Doubles, Triples, Apartment, Suite Bathrooms)
will be split evenly among all students living with in that shared area unless a responsible
party can be identified. Charges will not be applied to a specific student versus
the group without the responsible student directly taking responsibility for the damages.

APPEALING CHARGES: Students have the right to appeal any charges associated with damages to their
assigned room. To file a challenge, student(s) must submit via their Skidmore email
to the Office of Residential Life email account (reslife@skidmore.edu) a challenge stating what charge(s) they are challenging and why they are challenging
it. All challenges will be reviewed by professional staff in the Office of Residential
Life and responded to within 5 business days. All challenges must be submitted within
30 days of the charges being posted to the students account. Challenges received after
this time frame will not be accepted and/or reviewed. Charges related to common area
damages in the Residence Halls cannot be challenged.

Facilities / Housekeeping

Each residence hall has a housekeeping staff. While housekeepers do not pick up after
individual students, they do maintain all common areas (hallways, bathrooms, etc.).
It is important to keep your floor lounge and bathroom free from clutter, especially
the counter tops and showers.

The housekeepers do not clean individual rooms; that is your responsibility.

For facility concerns, contact your RA staff member to assist you in placing a work
order for the problem. Depending on the severity/priority of your work request, please
provide up to 10 business days for the completion of your request. It is important
that you communicate back to your RA when a the work request has been completed.

First Year Student Housing

All incoming students are assigned a room and roommate(s) based on legal sex, smoking/non-smoking
preference, and other preferences designated on the Residential Life Housing Questionnaire.
First year students are housed in triple and double rooms.

Please know, Skidmore College does not assign rooms or roommates by request or on
the basis of race, religion, or national origin. All of our residence halls are smoke
free and substance free.

Incoming first year students will receive a housing questionnaire link via email in
early June. Housing assignments are sent to your Skidmore email account in late July.

Fire Safety

Skidmore College takes the issue of fire safety very seriously. Residence halls have
periodic fire drills during the year, usually late at night. You should always treat
a fire alarm as if it were a real fire. In order to provide further information regarding
general safety, including fire safety, all students are required to particpate in
a "Safety Orientation" on campus during the first weeks of classes.

For the safety of all students Skidmore College also expects students to follow the
College's Fire Safety policy. The Fire Safety policy contains information on items
and behaviors that are prohibited with in our Residential system. Failure to abide
by this policy may result in a loss of housing privilages. For full text of the
Fire Safety Policy please refer to the Residential Life and Housing Handbook.

Garbage Removal

There are designated garbage rooms on each floor of the residence halls. Garbage
is removed from these rooms on weekdays and Sunday mornings. It is the responsibility
of the students to remove garbage from their bedrooms.

Guest Policy

Residents are allowed to invite guests to campus. All students are responsible for
their guest's behaviors and actions. A guest is defined as a person not actively
registered as a student at Skidmore, a student who is not a resident of the residence
hall or apartment system, or a student not assigned as an occupant of the specific
building, room or apartment. Guests are limited to a stay of three nights per month.
Residents must have the approval of their roommate(s) to have a guest stay, and the
rights of others must not be infringed upon.

Guests who drive to campus should apply for a guest pass registration for their vehicle
with Campus Safety.

Internet

Skidmore has hired Apogee to install and manage an all-new wireless network in the
residence halls. This new wireless network is the most current technology available.
The residence halls will now be an all-wireless network. There will no longer be cable
modems in the rooms.

Wireless speeds will be guaranteed at 20Mb download, 5Mb upload – per device. You
can register as many as 5 devices per person. If you opt to pay for faster service
(or more devices), all your devices are guaranteed the faster download speeds.

This new wireless network will require registration for each device you’d like to
connect. You can register before you even get on campus, just be sure to register
all the devices you’ll be bringing. When you register, don’t use your Skidmore credentials.
Be sure to choose “Resident” when signing up for an account. https://www.myresnet.com/signup.

If there are any problems or questions with the registration process, please call
the Apogee tech support number (1-855-377-4170). Apogee will also have a technician
on-site at Skidmore as a full-time employee to help with any problems.

Laundry

Washers and Dryers: Washers and dryers are located in the basement of each residence hall (1st floor
of Howe-Rounds). The cost is $1.75 to wash and $1.75 to dry. Machines are not coin
operated; students need to put money on their Skidmore ID card and swipe to use (a coin operated washer/dryer can be found in the first floor kitchenettes of Kimball
and Wait Halls).

For environmental purposes, all of our washes are set for a cold wash.

Do not leave your clothes sitting around in the laundry room. When your laundry is
done, pick it up.

E&R Laundry Service: Those who would like some help with their laundry may want to use E&R Laundry Service
to wash or dry clean clothes and linens. E&R's toll free number is 1-800-243-7789.
Visit their website for more information.

Lock-Outs / ID Cards

When students first arrive on campus, check-in locations will be set up in all residence
halls. Students will have their Skidmore ID Card activated for their room.

If a student loses their ID Card they should go to the Skidmore Card Office to obtain
a new card. These cards can then be encoded for their room by visiting the Office
of Residential Life. CLICK HERE to login to the Card Office website and deactivate your card if lost/stolen.

In order to insure the safety of possessions and personal safety, it is imperative
that doors are locked at all times when the student is out or sleeping.

If you are locked out of your hall/room, please follow the lock out procedures listed
below:

9am-9pm:

Contact your RA Staff Member

If your RA is not available, try another RA in the building

If no RA is available, call Campus Safety (518-580-5566)

9pm-Midnight:

Contact the RA On-Call for your building

Midnight-9am:

Contact Campus Safety (518-580-5566)

*Note - it may take up to 20-30 minutes for Campus Safety to respond.

Remember, you are responsible to carry your ID Card when you leave your room. This
includes going to the bathroom, gym, or class. This lock out procedure are not to
be used in place of carrying your ID Card.

Losses and Damage / Personal Property Insurance

The College does not accept responsibility for any theft or losses in student rooms,
storage closets, storage areas, or anywhere in College buildings or on campus at any
time, either during terms or during one of the recesses. This applies to any damage
from water, steam, soot, smoke, fire, or any other destruction. It is advised that
all students be certain that they are protected by family homeowner's insurance.

Lounges

All residence halls have lounges throughout the buildings. Most lounges feature sofas
and end tables. In the main lounge of the building, there is a big screen TV with
a DVD Player and cable.

In the basements or main lounges of some buildings, you can find a pool, ping pong,
or foosball table.

Lounge furniture and furnishings are to remain in the lounge for everyone’s use.
If you are found in possession of lounge furniture, you may be charged the moving
fee to have it moved back to the common space.

Mail/Packages

There is a fully operational post office located on campus on the 1st floor of Case
Center including individual student mail boxes. Please visit their website to learn more about their services.

Local merchants who have flower/baked goods deliveries for students can bring them
to the Case Center Info Desk on the 2nd floor of Case Center. The desk is staffed
from 10am-7pm Mon-Thurs and 10am-5pm Fri. The Info Desk has no system in place for
weekend deliveries.

Noise

Within every residence hall, there are designated quiet hours, during which residents
must keep noise to a minimum.

In addition, "courtesy hours," which call for general consideration regardless of
time, are always in effect. If someone asks you to quiet down, please comply.

During final exams, quiet hours are in effect 24 hours a day. The enforcement of
quiet hours is everyone's responsibility. If your neighbor is being too loud, you
are encouraged to ask him or her to please quiet down. If this proves ineffective,
see your residence hall staff member or call Campus Safety.

Parking

Students who have a vehicle on campus must be aware of the parking rules and regulations,
which can be found on the Campus Safety website. Students are required to pay for a parking pass and register their cars with Campus
Safety. Students may only park in their designated parking areas.

Guests who drive to campus should apply for a guest pass registration for their vehicle
with Campus Safety.

Pets

Pets, except for fish (maximum tank size, 10 gallons), are not allowed in the apartments.
Students found in violation of this policy will be charged a cleaning fee and the
pet must be removed from the apartment immediately.

With proper documentation and approval through the special housing accommodations
committee, approved assistance animals and service animals are permitted.

Painting

Painting in residence hall rooms is prohibited.

Prohibited Items

Below is a brief summary of prohibited items in the residence halls. This list of
prohibited items is not all-inclusive. Should items be found that are-in judgement
of Skidmore College officials-unsafe, Skidmore reserves the right to confiscate such
items or require them to be removed. Please refer to the Room and Board Agreement
for more detailed information.

Large Bass/Stereo/Amplifier Systems (the walls are thin, and respecting neighbors is important)

Motorized vehicles other than wheel chairs

Recycling

On each residence hall floor in the kitchen area there are recycling containers for
"Zero Sort" recycling. Recycling is removed from the kitchens on weekdays. It is
the responsibility of the students to remove recyclables from their bedrooms. Students
can recycle the following items in a "Zero-Sort" capacity:

Glass (bottles & containers any color)

Metal (aluminum, tin, foil, cans, etc.)

Cardboard (cereal boxes, pizza boxes, etc.)

Plastic (containers #1-#7)

Paper (magazines, newspapers, mail, etc.)

Plastic Containers (empty dining hall containers)

Special Interest Housing

Special Interest Housing allows students to live in Special Interest Housing options
within our on-campus Residence Halls. Special Interest Housing includes eight housing
options that are outside of the standard Residence Hall Room Selection process. Please
see the descriptions below for each type of interest. Students may apply to live
in Special Interest Housing during housing selection in the spring.

Substance Free Floor

The purpose of the Substance Free Community is to support all students in their decision
to not allow alcohol or other drugs to negatively affect the community in which they
live. Further, the Substance Free Community exists in order to provide students with
a comfortable, safe, living environment free from the pressures associated with alcohol
and other drugs. This community is closely-knit as students share this common bond.
Students who are in substance abuse recovery programs are encouraged to apply.

Students living within this community agree to three conditions:

Not to physically bring drugs and/or alcohol into this community

Not to enter this community under the influence of drugs and or alcohol

Not bring guests into this area who are under the effects of drugs and/or alcohol

If students who live in this community are found to violate any of these conditions
they may be asked to move out of the community.

Substance Free - Quiet Floor

The Substance Free - Quiet Floor is located on the 3rd floor of Howe Hall within the
Substance Free Community and will observe 24-hour quiet hours in addition to the other
conditions to substance free living.

Global Community

The Global Community is a new Special Interest option for the 2016-2017 academic year.
This community has been designed for students who value learning about other countries.
This community is open to all students (domestic, international, study abroad alums,
etc.) who wish to learn more about the global influences on students

Multicultural Community

The Multicultural Community is a new Special Interest option for the 2016-2017 academic
year. This community will provide opportunities for students to learn about and appreciate
the diverse backgrounds of their peers. This community is open to students of all
racial and ethnic identities.

Gender Neutral Housing

Gender Neutral Housing is an option provided within our Residence Halls to allow students
to live outside of the standard confines of housing by legal sex. Students choosing
this option will be housed in either a section of Wiecking Hall where the bathroom
is not gendered or in a suite in one of our 8 other Residence Halls where the bathroom
is not gendered.

Quiet Floor

The Quiet Floor is a community that is designed to provide a quieter atmosphere than
most Residence Halls in hope of providing an environment that meets the needs of students
that need a quiet environment for their studies.

This floor will observe 24-hour quiet hours year round. Students who live in this
area that violate quiet hours may be asked to move out of the community.

Women's Housing

Keeping with our roots of initially being founded as a women's college, Skidmore College
currently offers women's floors within our residence halls. These floors provide our
female students with an opportunity to live in a floor community consisting exclusively
of other women.

The women's floors are open only to students whose legal sex is female.

Honor's Forum Housing

Housing option available only to students in the Honor's Forum. Students applying
for this option will not need to complete the Special Interest Housing Application,
rather, they instead should connect with the Honor's Forum staff to indicate their
interest.

Television

All residence hall rooms are wired and ready for television use. There are a limited
number of channels provided by Dish Network through Apogee (our Wireless Internet
Provider).

If you are experiencing problems with your television channels, please call the Apogee
tech support number (1-855-377-4170). Apogee will also have a technician on-site
at Skidmore as a full-time employee to help with any problems.